After calls for gun safety, Tennessee votes to arm teachers
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After calls for gun safety, Tennessee votes to arm teachers In March 2023, an assailant shot and killed three students and three staff members at the Covenant School, a private Christian elementary school in Nashville. The shooting prompted calls for gun safety legislation. Thousands of people protested outside the Tennessee Capitol calling for universal background checks, safe gun storage laws and accountability for the gun industry. At the time, it seemed like there was bipartisan support for some type of gun control bill. Republican Gov. Bill Lee urged lawmakers to...
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